This short Doppelmayr platter carries tubes for a water ride but no passengers.The top station is a standard T-Bar model.Tower 2.Drive bullwheel.Tubes are loaded right from the water near the bottom terminal.Tower 1.A carrier with automatic tube unloading.Tower 3.Another view of the top terminal.Tubes automatically drop near the top station. If they don’t, a wire is tripped to stop the lift.
I think this lift may pre-date the “Mountain Creek” rebranding of Action Park. Action Park was notorious for janky rides (mostly water park rides, but also things like go-carts and an alpine slide), and the occasional fatality.
Colorado River Rapids itself is a custom ‘family’ rapids ride (similar to Teamboat Springs at Blizzard Beach). Unlike most similar rides, it’s made entirely of concrete and built into the side of the mountain (no pre-fab plastic tubes). I believe you’re now required to wear a helmet on the ride, but that was not the case when I was a kid.
Building a big waterpark into the side of a ski resort is kind of a genius move. You already have a ton of pumping capacity from the snowmaking system. And land for that matter.
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I think this lift may pre-date the “Mountain Creek” rebranding of Action Park. Action Park was notorious for janky rides (mostly water park rides, but also things like go-carts and an alpine slide), and the occasional fatality.
Colorado River Rapids itself is a custom ‘family’ rapids ride (similar to Teamboat Springs at Blizzard Beach). Unlike most similar rides, it’s made entirely of concrete and built into the side of the mountain (no pre-fab plastic tubes). I believe you’re now required to wear a helmet on the ride, but that was not the case when I was a kid.
Building a big waterpark into the side of a ski resort is kind of a genius move. You already have a ton of pumping capacity from the snowmaking system. And land for that matter.
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